Superintendent Mary Skipper

Superintendent, Boston Public Schools

n June 2022, the Boston School Committee selected Mary Skipper to serve as the Superintendent of Boston Public Schools (BPS). Superintendent Skipper’s agenda at Boston Public Schools is focused on ensuring students have equitable access to quality education and experiences. She and her leadership team are focused on prioritizing and accelerating academic performance; strengthening access to social-emotional learning; streamlining operations and ensuring student safety; developing authentic family and community engagement practices; improving internal and external communication with families and staff; and, increasing accountability for both the central office and our schools. Among her most notable accomplishments, **Superintendent Skipper** helped launch TechBoston Academy (TBA) as the founding school leader in 2002. Under her leadership, at the time, TBA grew from a 9-12 high school serving 75 students, to a 6-12 school with a staff of more than 100 serving a diverse student population of more than 1,000, 30% of which were English Language Learners and 25% of which were Special Education students. Following her outstanding career at Boston Public Schools, Superintendent Skipper joined Somerville Public Schools (SPS) in July of 2015, serving as SPS’ superintendent. Skipper quickly made her mark in Somerville as an innovative and visionary thinker, a passionate advocate for all youth, and a strategic systems builder whose approach focused on leveraging community resources to support students. Superintendent Skipper holds a Bachelor's degree in English and Latin, along with a Master’s degree in Classics from Tufts University. She earned a Master's in Education Policy from Harvard and a Master's in Education Leadership from Columbia Teachers College. Superintendent Skipper and her husband, Peter, have resided in their family home in Dorchester for 25 years.